Express Inc., once a trendsetter of casual office attire that has struggled to compete with the likes of Zara and H&M, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption and violence in Brazil, a report by the environmental group Earthsight said Thursday.
Spring is in full swing, and with trends coming and going, culture reporter Jackson Sisneros has a list of what to expect for what people will be wearing this season.
Brazil, known as a top exporter of beef and soybeans, has also seen a rise in cotton production, becoming the second-largest producer globally after the United States. However, this surge in production has been at the cost of environmental destruction in the Cerrado. - Newsx